{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James DeSana | honorific_suffix = | image = James DeSana by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | caption = DeSana in 2024 | state_house = Michigan | district = 29th | term_start = January 1, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Brenda Carter | successor = | prior_term = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|June 21, 1963}} | party = Republican | spouse = Stephanie | relations = | children = 8 children and 14 grandchildren | parents = James DeSana Sr. (father) | alma_mater = University of Detroit Mercy | education = Bachelor's degree in business administration and management | occupation = | profession = Farmer }}
'''James DeSana''' is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 29th district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/publications/CitizensGuide.pdf |title=Michigan Citizen's Guide to State Government, 2025-2026, 103rd Legislature |publisher=Michigan Legislature |year=2025 |location=Lansing, Michigan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/12/21/jim-desana-carleton-sworn-in-29th-district-state-representative/69723685007/|title=Jim DeSana of Carleton sworn in as 29th District state representative|website=Monroe News|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> He is a member of the Republican Party.<ref name=":0" />
==Biography== DeSana graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1987, which after earning his degree, he worked in the fastener manufacturing industry for over 36 years. He is also an NCAA baseball umpire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incumbent Garza takes on DeSana for 29th District state House seat |url=https://www.downriversundaytimes.com/2022/10/27/incumbent-garza-takes-on-desana-for-29th-district-state-house-seat/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.downriversundaytimes.com}}</ref>
He is the son of James DeSana Sr., Downriver's senate representative from 1976 to 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Jim DeSana of Carleton sworn in as 29th District state representative |url=https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/12/21/jim-desana-carleton-sworn-in-29th-district-state-representative/69723685007/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Monroe News |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Political career== DeSana ran to represent the 29th district of the Michigan House of Representatives in the 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election, winning with 18,042 votes and 51.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_DeSana|title=James DeSana|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> He was reelected in 2024.<ref name="mich-2024-general-results">{{cite web|title=2024 Michigan Election Results|url=https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024|publisher=Michigan Secretary of State|access-date=November 24, 2024|date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241124174348/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024}}</ref>
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{{Michigan House of Representatives}}
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